08: David Fugitt, The GodFather of Homicide

In this episode of Behind The Line, Tim sits down with the Godfather of Homicide, David Fugitt.

David began his law enforcement career in 1994 with the Austin Police Department. In 1999, David was promoted to the Department’s Missing Persons Unit and in 2003 he was transferred to the Homicide Unit where he worked until he retired in October 2022.

During his time investigating homicide, David was the lead investigator on 68 homicide cases, solving all but four of them.

He also assisted with another 700 homicide investigations.

David goes into great detail as he talks about several of the cases he investigated as a homicide detective.

He also discusses the four cases that have yet to be solved.